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Another Roundup of Positive Updates on the COVID Outbreaks From Around the World
From vaccines being tested around the world to a Nobel prize-winning biophysicist predicting recovery, here are some good updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breakthrough Solar System Uses Recycled Aluminum to Store Energy—Without Batteries
Swedish startup Azelio is deploying solar systems that use recycled aluminum to store and generate power using thermal energy—without batteries.
BMW Becomes First Carmaker to Join Responsible Mining Initiative Protecting Laborers and the Earth
Not only does the organization ensure the protection of the earth, it also works to protect indigenous communities and laborer rights.
Researchers On Brink of Delivering Energy-Dense Battery That Will Power Your Phone for 5 Days Straight
If implemented on a wider scale, these batteries could keep your cell phone and electric vehicle charged for days at a time.
Couple Leaves a $2020 Tip That Shocks This Single Mom Waitress During a ‘2020 Tip Challenge’
She was homeless just one year ago. But, after packing up and leaving Detroit so she could start a new life in northern Michigan,...
California Celebrates Reaching One Million Solar Roofs Milestone; New Focus on ‘One Million Solar Batteries’ Goal
California legislators gathered together this week to celebrate the fulfillment of the One Million Solar Roofs Initiative they launched in 2006.
Billionaire Co-Founder of Home Depot is Giving Away 80% of his Wealth to Charity
The Home Depot Co-founder Bernie Marcus has pledged to give most of his wealth to charity—hopefully before the 90-year-old dies.
CEO Becomes First Crypto Billionaire to Pledge Bulk of His Wealth Towards the Greater Good
“Once a certain level of wealth is reached, there is little additional utility from spending more on yourself,” said the 35-year-old CEO.
There Are Many Paths to Success, But These Famous People All Took ‘The Third Door’
Alex Banayan has interviewed everyone from Maya Angelou to Bill Gates – and he believes that they all found success because they took “the third door” that was posed to them.
Celebrities That Surprised Us With Generosity and Kindness in 2017
While 2016 was one of paying tribute to a dozen A-list celebrities who had passed on to the next life, this year has been...
‘Simpsons’ Characters Provide Life Advice in Commencement Speech
Actor Hank Azaria brings along all "The Simpsons" characters that he voices to help deliver his commencement speech to Tufts University graduates.
Grateful For American Dream, Immigrant CEO Shares Millions With Workers at Chobani
A desire to give back to the country where his overwhelming success was made possible, the boss of a yogurt empire just made more...
Tech CEOs, Billionaires Throw Money at Climate Change As Eiffel Tower Shines Green
As the Eiffel Tower, a marvel of 19th century engineering, is flooded with green light to salute the opening of the Paris climate change...
Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to ALS Breakthrough, Researchers Announce
It worked!
The Ice Bucket Challenge that flooded the Internet with videos of people getting drenched has led to a medical breakthrough.
Researchers have long...
Giving Away $29 Billion Earned This Pair a Lifetime Philanthropy Award
Warren Buffett presented the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy to the couple who has given away more money than anyone in the...
Ingenious Gates-Funded Machine Turns Feces Into Drinking Water
He watched the piles of feces go up the conveyer belt and drop into a large bin. A few minutes later, after a machine...
The 30-cent Kit that Could End Malaria
Bill Gates's foundation has poured millions of dollars into eradicating malaria, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Now, a South African biotechnologist-turned-enterpreneur...
Humanity Made Great Strides in 2013
In a blog post, Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the best news of 2013, especially in his chosen philanthropic fields of global health....
China Gives the World a Cheap Vaccine for a Child-killing Disease
An announcement this week confirmed China as a world leader in creating life-saving, inexpensive vaccines for the world. A Chinese manufacturer earned the World...
Now You Can Invest Your Money in a Fund to Advance Vaccines
A new investment fund structured by JPMorgan Chase and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will, for the first time, allow individual and institutional...